IR 05000498/2009001
| ML090630707 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2009 |
| From: | Replogle G NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A |
| To: | Halpin E South Texas |
| References | |
| IR-09-001 | |
| Download: ML090630707 (5) | |
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March 4, 2009
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000498/2009001 AND 5000499/2009001)
Dear Mr. Halpin:
On February 10, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs)
for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, South Texas Project Electric Generating Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC=s Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2010. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.
The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
STP Nuclear Operating Company-2-
If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (817) 860-8249 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
George D. Replogle, Chief Reactor Projects Branch A Division of Reactor Projects
Dockets: 50-498, 50-499 Licenses: NPF-76, NPF-80
Enclosure: South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan
cc w/Enclosure:
The Honorable Richard Knapik Mayor, City of Bay City City Hall 1901 Fifth Street Bay City, TX 77414
Gary Mathis, Sheriff Matagorda County 2323 Avenue E Bay City, TX 77414
Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Dept. of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-7446
William Dub Taylor State Energy Conservation Office P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78711-3528
The Honorable Joe Morton Mayor, City of Palacios P.O. Box 845 Palacios City Hall Palacios, TX 77465
Jack Colley, Chief Governors Division of Emergency Management P.O. Box 4087 Austin, TX 78773-0220 Julie Parsley, Commissioner Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Bldg.
P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326
The Honorable Nate McDonald Matagorda County Judge 1700 7th Street, Room 301 Bay City, TX 77414-5094
D. W. Rencurrel, Site Vice President STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
Tim Powell, Vice President, Engineering STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
A. W. Harrison, Manager, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
STP Nuclear Operating Company-3-
Charles T. Bowman, General Manager, Oversight STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
Marilyn Kistler Senior Staff Specialist, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
C. Kirksey City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704
J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple/
Ed Alercon/Kevin Pollo City Public Service P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296
Jon C. Wood Cox, Smith, & Matthews 112 East Pecan, Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205
A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004
David L. Lakey, M.D.
Texas Department of State Health Services P.O. Box 149347 Austin, TX 78714-9347
Brian Almon Public Utility Commission of Texas P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326
Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director, Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189
Nate McDonald County Judge for Matagorda County 1700 Seventh Street, Room 301 Bay City, TX 77414
Anthony P. Jones, Chief Boiler Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Boiler Division E.O. Thompson State Office Building P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711
Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087
Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen, Suite 422 Fort Worth, TX 76109
Kevin Howell/Catherine Callaway/Jim von Suskil NRG Energy, Inc.
1301 McKinney, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77010
INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339-3064
Louis Peter, Plant General Manager STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region VI 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209
STP Nuclear Operating Company-4-
Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.goV)
DRP Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Ron.Cohen@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (George.Replogle@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)
RA Secretary (Lucy.Owen@nrc.gov)
DRA Secretary (Judy.Kilcrease@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/EB1 (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Shannon@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Bernard.Stapleton@nrc.gov)
OEDO, TRPS (Tamara.Bloomer@nrc.gov)
Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (Frederick.Brown@nrc.gov)
Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)
Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Timothy.McGinty@nrc.gov)
Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Thomas.Hiltz@nrc.gov)
NRR Project Manager (Mohan.Thadani@nrc.gov)
OEDO, RIV Coordinator Primary (Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov)
OEDO, RIV Coordinator Backup (Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov)
OEDO, TRPB (Stephen.Campbell@nrc.gov)
RidsNrrDirslpab Resource@nrc.gov ROPreports.Resource@nrc.gov mortensengk@INPO.org
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2/18/2009 2/18/2009 2/23/2009 2/23/2009 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
Inspection / Activity Plan Page 1 of 1 02/23/2009 12:43:00 Report 22 03/01/2009 - 06/30/2010 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site South Texas Project EB1-17
- 50.59 & MODS
1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 03/09/2009 03/20/2009 RP-ORS4
- OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY - ALARA
1, 2 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 1, 2 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 04/06/2009 04/10/2009
IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 EB2-07T
- TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 06/08/2009 06/12/2009 7111111B
- BIENNIAL REQUAL INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 08/03/2009 08/07/2009 EB1-08
- U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION
1 IP Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2515/172 10/04/2009 11/08/2009
IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/04/2009 11/08/2009 RP-ORS5
- OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY - ACCESS
1, 2 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 1, 2 IP ALARA Planning and Controls 7112102 10/05/2009 10/09/2009
IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 EP1
- BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION
1, 2 IP Alert and Notification System Testing 7111402 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 1, 2 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 7111403 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 12/07/2009 12/11/2009 EB1-08P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - U2
2 IP Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2515/172 04/05/2010 04/23/2010
IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/05/2010 04/23/2010 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.